Academic and professional employees with ten or twelve month obligations are paid on a twenty-six (26) bi-weekly pay period basis. Paydays are alternate Wednesdays. Research Foundation employees are also paid on a bi-weekly basis with a payday of alternate Fridays.

PaychecksPayday is every other Wednesday. College employees are paid on a two-week lag basis: a two-week delay between the time the work is performed and when the salary for that work is received. Under the lag payroll system, new employees must wait approximately four weeks to receive their first full paycheck. The first paycheck will cover up to the first two weeks of employment, depending upon the number of days worked within the pay period. Subsequent paychecks will be for the entire two-week pay period.

Paychecks/Advices are picked up on the scheduled pay date by the department designee.

Once picked up, they will then be distributed to the employees through, either, the employee’s supervisor or the department designee. Upon the employee's receipt of their paycheck/advice, they will sign /initial the distribution roster.

After all checks/advices are distributed, the signed employee roster is returned to Payroll.

If there are any checks/advices that have not been picked up by the employee(s) the department must attempt to contact the employee. Attempts can be made via email, phone, etc. Once all attempts to contact said employee(s) have been exhausted and have been unsuccessful, said checks/advices should be returned to the Payroll office within 30 days of issuance of the checks/advices.

NOTE: The college follows OSC policy regarding returned checks/advices:

Payroll checks not picked up by employee, after 30 days of the scheduled pay date, are to be returned to State Treasury Dept. They will then be sent to the Unclaimed Funds.

Advices, not picked up after 30 days of the scheduled pay date, are destroyed.

Employees on leave, out of town on business, etc. should make arrangements to receive their paycheck(s) / advice(s). Forms are available in the Payroll Office. Similar arrangements should be made for employees during periods of non-obligation.

Direct Deposit

Employees and student employees may have their paychecks deposited directly into their bank or credit union if it participates in the NYS Direct Deposit Program. Applications for direct deposit are available online and in the Payroll Office.

Temporary Service workers are paid on a bi-weekly basis. Each pay period starts on a Wednesday and ends on a Tuesday the following week. The proper supervisor must sign time sheets. It is important that time sheets for Temporary Service workers be sent directly by the supervisors to the Payroll Office in order to comply with auditor's rules, which prohibit the handling of time sheets by affected employees after the supervisor has signed them. Please send time sheets directly to the Payroll Office by noon on Wednesday after the pay period ends.

Checks are picked up in the Human Resources Building at the Payroll Office by the Supervisors in the respective departments after 8:30 AM on the payday or any subsequent day before 4:00 PM at the department where the employee works.

College Work Study students are paid on a bi-weekly basis. Each pay period starts on a Thursday and ends on a Wednesday the following week. The proper supervisor must sign time sheets. It is important that time sheets for College Work Study students be sent directly by the supervisors to the Financial Aid Office in order to comply with auditor's rules, which prohibit the handling of time sheets by affected employees after the supervisor has signed them. Please send time sheets directly to the Financial Aid Office by noon on the Thursday after the pay period ends. The submittal forms for the CWS students should be sent directly to the Payroll Office.

Checks are picked up in the Human Resources Building at the Payroll Office by the supervisors in the respective department after 8:30 AM on payday or any subsequent day before 4:00 PM at the department where the employee works. Students are required to show their college ID card in order to receive their checks.

For further information and a copy of current payroll schedules, contact the Payroll Office at X6095.

Student Assistant workers are paid on a bi-weekly basis. Each pay period starts on a Thursday and ends on a Wednesday the following week. The proper supervisor must sign time sheets. It is important that time sheets for Student Assistant workers be sent directly by the supervisors to the Payroll Office in order to comply with auditor's rules, which prohibit the handling of time sheets by affected employees after the supervisor has signed them. Please send time sheets directly to the Payroll Office by noon on the Thursday after the pay period ends.

Checks are picked up in the Human Resources Building at the Payroll Office by the supervisors in the respective departments after 8:30 AM on payday or any subsequent day before 4:00 PM at the department where the employee works. Students are required to show their college ID card in order to receive their checks.